Faced with a 24-20 deficit in the third game of its match against Endicott College on Thursday, the MIT Men’s Volleyball team battled back to close out the game and post a 30-25, 30-16, 34-32 victory. The win gave the Engineers a 20-8 record, marking the second time in the program’s history that they have notched back-to-back 20-win seasons. Tech first reached this milestone during the 1986 and 1987 campaigns. Endicott fell to 12-14.

Two days earlier, the team defeated Emmanuel College (10-9) 30-22, 33-31, 30-26, in a NECVA New England division match. The win solidified the Engineers’ second-place ranking in the conference and clinched their second consecutive post season berth in the NECVA Conference Tournament to be held March 31 to April 2 at Endicott College.